• Meldroc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    She’ll peel voters away from Trump, so I’m all for her running as a spoiler, obnoxious as she is. Assuming she peels votes from Trump, she said she won’t do it if it helps Trump.

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      Will she though? Who is going to vote for Trump that would be willing to vote for the woman who condemned Trump instead?

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        Country Club Republicans and Chamber of Commerce conservatives, as they’re commonly referred to. They make up a significant, but powerless, portion of the GOP base and are essential to winning any election that’s less than R+30.

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        Probably people like my parents, who aren’t down with the far right but still don’t want to vote democrat. Makes no sense to me but there’s definitely a segment out there. If they know there is a less extreme GOP option they’ll vote that way 10 times out of 10.

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          It makes sense if you have money and just want it to be taxed as little as possible. That’s not an excuse - just explaining the mentality.

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        the same kind of person that voted for Obama twice and then Trump twice. I am sure they exist.

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      She wouldn’t make a dent in the primary and wouldn’t even appear in the general. She’s helping some reporter make their article quota, that’s about it.